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This introduction aims to contextualize the role of women within the framework of the Synod on Synodality.

May 6, 2026Open Access

Introduction: Approaching the Role of Women as a Fully and Integrally Synodal Matter

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This introduction aims to contextualize the role of women within the framework of the Synod on Synodality.
Introduces the Synod on Synodality (2021–24) and its key documents.
Frames contributions from various articles in a special issue of the Journal of Moral Theology.
Offers a textual development of women's roles related to synodality.
Provides a comprehensive overview of women's contributions to synodal discussions.
Highlights theological implications from the key documents regarding women.
Outlines focus areas of each article in the special issue.

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This Introduction frames the contributions to this special issue of the Journal of Moral Theology . It does so by introducing and framing the work of the Synod on Synodality (2021–24) and by offering an account of the textual development of the theme of women in the key documents associated with the process. It concludes by briefly outlining the focus of each article in this special issue.

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Anna F. Rowland

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